I've mentioned water use a time or two.Shell Stakes Claim on Yampa RiverOil company seeking water to develop shaleby Jerd SmithThe race to secure water for oil shale has moved to the Yampa River, one of the last few streams in the West with liquid to … [Read more...]
Wise County got hosed.
but they picked up their hose and took it home this evening.BACKSTORYUPDATE: They didn't pick up all the hose. One end is still sticking in that sludge pit and the other end goes...somewhere else. … [Read more...]
Letters: Inspector Deficit and Gas Well Noise
Interesting Letters to the Editor. The natives grow restless. Denton Record ChronicleOverworked inspectorsI found “Voicing the silence” (Page 1A, Dec. 31) very interesting, especially if you work the numbers on Texas’ oil and gas well inspectors a … [Read more...]
Hey, Braden Exploration! Are you illegally dumping drilling waste in Wise County?
With great interest I’ve watched the drilling going on around me hoping that all would go well and the producer would take care and follow the rules, such as they are. For weeks, I noticed the black hose that meanders along the side of FM 730. It … [Read more...]
Here is how Exxon deals with benzene leaks
An update from Rancho Los Malulos:First, since I know many of you won't click over there to watch the videos unless I entice you, how about a nice benzene leak?Now, go on over there and read about how they "fixed" the leak.Okay. Now that I have your … [Read more...]
Behind the Shale: A Five Part Series
Here are links to all five of the Behind the Shale articles by Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe and Lowell Brown of the Denton Record Chronicle.Eminent dominanceExpansion of natural gas industry into Barnett Shale leaves Argyle families little recourse.Chapter 1: … [Read more...]
The Latest From Rancho Los Malulos
You can watch her latest video here. Whatever the hell that is, it can't be good.I got an email from Rancho Los Malulos several days ago. It seems Exxon is suing them. That's is some kind of twisted irony! Have you seen how these people have been … [Read more...]
Behind the Shale: Part Three
Installment three of this five part comprehensive chronicle of the Barnett Shale exposes the reckless disregard producers have for rules in their quest for profit. Culture clashTexas in tug-of-war between valuable resources underground and the people … [Read more...]
Pictures: Hydraulic Fracturing Emissions in Wise and Denton Counties
Click pictures to see a larger version.Denton County, FM 1173I watched these fumes every day for over a week. They show up much better at night.Don't forget that sludge pits also have emmissions.Wise County FM 730Emissions sometimes show up better at … [Read more...]
Colorado Passes New Drilling Regulations. GOP Vows to Fight,
Finally, Colorado passed the new drilling regulations that were proposed a while back.Among the protections the regulations impose are:• A 300-foot no-drill buffer around streams used for drinking-water supplies.• Controls on odors and dust on … [Read more...]
Viewer Reactions to Hydraulic Fracturing Film
Thanks to Don Young who sent me this article: Viewers discuss film about hydraulic fracturing. If people will watch these films, they will be as alarmed as I am.The Google helped me find the film on YouTube in 6 parts:Part 1Part 2 Listen to the … [Read more...]
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